Colbert then said that the current Royal Family are okay, to which Oliver replied: “Err.. yeah. They’re an emotionally stunted group of fundamentally flawed people doing a very silly pseudo-job. That’s what she’s marrying into. I hope she likes it, it’s going to be weird for her.

“I would not marry someone in the Royal Family. I’m a commoner, I would not be welcome, especially after what I’ve just said.”